1898 Lafayette football team

The 1898 Lafayette football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College as an independent during the 1898 college football season. In its first season under head coach Samuel B. Newton, the team compiled a 3–8 record.[1][2] Charles Best was the team captain.[3] The team played its home games at March Field in Easton, Pennsylvania.

1898 Lafayette football
ConferenceIndependent
1898 record3–8
Head coachSamuel B. Newton (1st season)
CaptainCharles Best
Home stadiumMarch Field
1898 Eastern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Harvard      11 0 0
Drexel      7 0 0
Princeton      11 0 1
Penn      12 1 0
Buffalo      8 1 0
Cornell      10 2 0
Syracuse      8 2 1
Yale      9 2 0
Wesleyan      7 3 0
Western Penn.      5 2 1
Brown      6 4 0
Carlisle      6 4 0
Penn State      6 4 0
Army      3 2 1
Pittsburgh College      5 4 1
Fordham      1 1 2
Frankin & Marshall      4 4 2
New Hampshire      4 4 0
Amherst      4 5 1
Villanova      2 4 1
Lehigh      3 6 1
Boston College      2 5 1
Colgate      2 5 1
Temple      2 5 0
Lafayette      3 8 0
Geneva      1 4 1
NYU      1 3 0
Rutgers      1 6 1
Tufts      1 9 0

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 1VillanovaW 16–0
October 5at Washington & JeffersonL 0–16
October 8Penn StateL 0–5
October 12at PrincetonL 0–34
October 15DickinsonL 6–12
October 22at PennL 0–32
October 26at NavyL 0–18
November 5at LehighL 0–22
November 12at CornellL 0–47
November 19BucknellW 6–0
November 24LehighW 11–5
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References

  1. "2018 Lafayette Football Media Guide" (PDF). Lafayette University. p. 124. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  2. "1898 Lafayette Leopards Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  3. "Football Captains". Lafayette University. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
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